Bloody Elbow · Jul 7, 2015
Al Iaquinta pulled from next week's UFC Fight Night, Thomson/Ferguson new co-main event
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY SportsGilbert Melendez's drug test failure not only spelled the end of his 2015 -- the suspension won't be up until June 2016 --- but it also means Al Iaquinta won't be able to fight on next Wednesday's UFC Fight Night in San Diego. Iaquinta, initially scheduled to face Bobby Green, was set to face Melendez on just a couple weeks notice, but today's news obviously scrapped those plans, and Iaquinta confirmed to MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani that he will no longer be competing on the card. Instead, he will correct an issue with his knee.
UFC PR man Dave Sholler also confirmed that the new co-main event is a lightweight bout between Tony Ferguson and Josh Thomson: